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Front-End CAD Methodology Engineer

Cupertino, California, United StatesHardware

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Summary

Posted: Mar 24, 2026

Role Number:200652567-0836

Do you love building elegant solutions to highly complex challenges? As part of our Silicon
Technologies group, you’ll help design and manufacture our next-generation, high-performance,
power-efficient processor, system-on-chip (SoC). You’ll ensure Apple products and services can
seamlessly and efficiently handle the tasks that make them beloved by millions. Joining this group
means you’ll be responsible for crafting and building the technology that fuels Apple’s devices.
Together, you and your team will enable our customers to do all the things they love with their devices!

Description

As a Front-End Methodology CAD Engineer, you will play a major role in promoting a reliable
work environment for developing, maintaining, and improving automation software that design
teams use for creating, modifying and analyzing RTL. Furthermore, you may support and
develop RTL analysis applications like Reset Domain Crossing (RDC), Clock Domain Crossing
(CDC), and Lint applications for our SoCs across multiple design sites. In addition, you will
have the opportunity to develop Generative AI solutions that the design team can use to improve
experience working with these RTL Construction and Analysis applications. You may also
contribute in development within the Front-End Infrastructure space.
The Front-End CAD Methodology Engineer plays a key role in promoting and driving robust,
scalable methodology solutions across RTL Design and DV teams within Apple’s HWTech
organization. You will help ensure the right flows are being used at the right time for project
milestones and proper sign-offs are followed through. You will help curate internal training
materials and coordinating vendor trainings so that our Designer/DV engineers are well equipped
to do their best job at Apple.
In short, this position focuses in fostering our North Star and making sure that our vision
statement extends across the different design groups. To create, monitor, and maintain high quality flows that enable Apple Silicon to produce chips that enable Apple's best products. You will be working with an energized and highly motivated CAD team that comprehensively supports Apple’s chip design efforts.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of BS degree and 3+ years of relevant experience
• Expertise in programming in Python, Perl
• Knowledge in Verilog and SystemVerilog

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with EDA tools in Clock Domain Crossing, Reset Domain Crossing and Lint
• Familiarity with VHDL
• Knowledge of TCL
• Understanding of Front-End RTL Construction and Analysis workflows
• Experience with artificial intelligence and machine learning
• Experience in contributing to large-scale software system development from specification to deployment
• Source control system management (Perforce, Git)
• Vendor tool problems and vendor management
• Prior customer support experience
• Good communication, and strong debug and root causing skills
• MSEE/CE/CS preferred

Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $147,400 and $272,100, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.

Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.

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